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My favorite is #3 (it's got that classical mythology thing going too), but the whole early series is packed with classic covers. Absolutely! BB 28, JLoA 1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 29, 30... Too bad people like to dump on Sekowsky, although I think the quality of the covers owes more than a little to Anderson's inks -- especially the JSA crossover covers. Jack

I don't usually compete for early Batman, but this was a lucky buy. Detective Comics 286, Dec. 1960, classic Batwoman with Robin corner shock cover. Looks about fine but has a tiny tear through the bottom edge of the book near Robin's elbow. Jack

AND Norm Saunders painted cover. AND gorilla. Good catch. Jack

Very nice -- I figured it as pretty obscure, but it's only a Gerber 5. "This is a job fer me... not a strange detective!" Jack

Beautiful! My favorite cover of the original JLoA run. Creepy like something from classical mythology, no Superman or Batman dominating the team. Even the story's fun. Jack

On a comic-book forum? I'm shocked! (You probably figured out from my response that I realized that. I don't even own a blunderbuss.) ME TOO! Jack

The person that chose the word. JPS

Welll...it is heavier on the charts... Don't make me resort to smileyfaces!! Which is heavier? A ton of iron or a ton of uranium? Which is heavier? A cubic centimeter of iron or a cubic centimeter of uranium? My last word on mass vs density. Yosemite Jack

Welll...it is heavier on the charts... Don't make me resort to smileyfaces!! Which is heavier? A ton of iron or a ton of uranium? U is DENSER, not heavier, than Fe. Heavy => weight (or mass) Density => mass/volume JPS

Thanks for the back cover (or should I write revoc kcab?) and creepy page. "Uranium is heavier than iron." No wonder people don't understand the difference between weight or mass and density. They're taught wrong from the beginning. (Pet peeve.) Jack

I'll give you $9 for it! Think I could replace it for $9? Actually, it's a double and I would be very open to trading it for some other B&Bs in that range: 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41. I won't bother to mention 1-28. Jack

In the Decade thread, but it belongs here too. The Brave and the Bold 35, May 1961, 2nd SA Hawkman by Kubert, 1st Matter Master. Lots of minor defects, but quite a buy for $8.50! Jack

There are no words!!! I love those issues, but what is it with Parker and his off-register fetish? I just don't get it... Comes from years of collecting coins. The coinees love manufacturer's defects. Gotcha. (thumbs u Thanks for clarifying. Does he like miscuts too? how about double dies? Looking at his array of girly covers, he really likes those double-Ds. What? dies? Nevermind. JPS

Very nice! That is cool (thumbs u I guess the moral of the story is if you see a mushroom cloud you should say goodbye to your dog... You of all people should recognize the significance of this cover, 143ksk. Take another look at your avatar, then the cover. It's the Secret Origin of Archie! While on a camping trip to the desert Southwest, young Archie realizes that his dog, Barfo (RIP) has wandered onto a secret government installation where the Delta Bomb is being tested. As the countdown proceeds, young Archie spots Barfo and attempts to shield him from the blast. The Delta Bomb explosion fuses Archie's and Barfo's personalities, resulting in a mutant Archie with pheromones that mysteriously compel all females to find him as irresistably cute as a puppy. That's why hot babes like Veronica and Betty are always fawning over an ugly dog like Archie, no matter how much of a lout he is. Jack

The answer is a little to the left of your scan. What's in the indicia at the bottom of the inside cover? My Ribtickler (Bill's scan) is definitely a reprint and it says "Copyright 1957 Green Publishing Company" in the (very brief) indicia. The ads are vintage 1950s too. Yours looks like an original to me, with the 1946 cover date and full indicia. The contents look more interesting than mine too, which is mostly Noodnik reprints. Lost Chord? Moody Blues prototype! Nice catch, 'Troop. Jack

Figured it might useful to show some of his pulp work and I happened to have those scanned. But what are they doing on the Short Bus? Jack sauce for the gander

I like Lars 10 just as much as the the other work you cite. My favorite work of his is probably in some of DC's 1950s Sci Fi comics. Yes, you're right about his DC sci-fi work. I'll have to watch for a Lars 10 I interviewed Murphy specifically about Lars of Mars and his work for ZD -- I have a polaroid pic around somewhere of him holding the Cosmic Aeroplane copy (my first pedigree comic ). He was the one that told me about Allan Anderson and gave him total credit for the cover. I'm a fan of A Anderson's cover art and he was fully capable of the work on the Lars 11 cover which is one of my favorite 50s Sci Fi covers. Let's not let your facts get in the way of my unfounded speculation, Bud! 1. Because I was posting the other two short-bussers here. 2. Because it's not DC or Marvel superhero, so 94% of CGC board members won't give a flying fig about it. I tried to point out the higher quality work in the 10 vs. the 11 and he refused to bite. Ever the gentlemen, he would only respond that it was a different approach to inking the work. I'm sure they are better at counting than me. I don't have too many. Very nice (hard to go wrong with hot redheads), but those look suspiciously not like comic books, so they wouldn't be in the GCD count. Z-D has published thousand and thousands of magazines, right? Jack

The cover artist is Allan Anderson (no relation to Murph) who is the subject of a lengthy Illustration Magazine article (highly recommended!). I figured the "other" Z-D cover painter was the likely suspect, but couldn't think of his name. The layout looks to me like Murphy A could have had a hand in it. Certainly not at the level of MA's Hawkman, Spectre or Golden Age revival Showcase/ B&B. What a shame to have someone else ink his work, since he was one of DC's best inkers. GCD shows only 200 issues total. Is that about right? Thanks for the info. Jack

OK, this one cost a few bucks. I could have bought a 3-mm square from a page of Action Comics 7 instead! Lars of Mars 11 Aug-51 Ziff-Davis. Although it's #11, it's really #2 in that unique Z-D numbering system. I really wanted it for the wonderful painted molecule cover! Is that Murphy Anderson's work, or did he at least do the layout? Bill's cover scan: Unfortunately, there's no matching story inside. Anderson's interior artwork isn't quite as polished as it would be later for DC, but here's a fun page. Attacking New York from an underground cave in Kentucky! Not one of those inferior overground caves. If I have time this weekend, I'll scan some more. Maybe Raccoon Kids, just for shiverbones! Jack

Four Color 68 1945 Mother Goose and Nursery Rhyme Comics This one cost the same as a tip at McDonald's -- gratis! You'd expect nothing less than great artwork from Walt Kelly, and he delivers! Cover. Yeah, it's a little rough around the edges. Two pages from the lead story. Sorry about the bad crop on the first one. I love the cannibalistic gingerbread boy! Jack

Like many of you, I had trouble deciding this week -- should I spend a year or two's income on one comic book at Heritage, or should I see what Short Bus material I can get for less than the cost of lunch? Bidding at Heritage totally slipped my mind, so I ended up shopping at PONS-MART! Here are a some good catches. New Funnies 104 Oct-45 Dell, features Andy Panda and other familar Lantz characters. Here's Bill's cover scan: Here's some riotous racial humor from Li'l Eight Ball. And a great Raggedy Ann story. I'm gaining more and more respect for that feature! More to come. Jack

Anyone here surprised? Both of those covers have faux Disney characters -- mutant Minnie Mouse is expecially bizarre. Do the interiors have anything to do with the covers on the issues you've seen? (I'll know soon.) My Ribtickler 8 turned out to be the 1957 reprint from Green Publishing Co., not surprisingly for the price. The cover (sadly) has nothing to do with the interior, which is mostly Noodnik by Frank Roberge. Jack

Leopard Lass Good point. Something keeps distracting me from the spots. Jack

Wow! Who is Ka'a'anga's voluptuous girl friend? That's not Tiger Girl, is it? I don't think we've ever been introduced. Jack

He's a Holy Tierra! Jack